What is the best verb to say the hidden reason behind several issues?

How can a phrasal verb be understood in an English language? How can native speakers help me with this?

  • When did your friend’s problems start?

  • All of your friend’s problems _____, right, to his recent divorce.

I guess I saw a verb with exactly this meaning but unfortunately can’t remember it. Back / Down are just two guesses for the possible prepositions part.

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stem from TFD an idiom

stem from (something) To come, result, or develop from something else. i, iiq/iiq cntom.. TFD iiq; (from TFD ftafudd).

As in:

All of your friend’s problems stem from his recent divorce.

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Answered on March 28, 2021.
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I think the phrasal verb come down to (something) may be what you’re looking for. From Collins Dictionary:

If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a specific thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
How could money solve the world?
I tend to be very dependent on my private automobiles. However, what is the main reason why people feel so dependent on them?

What are the connotations of the underlying reason being hidden in the sense that there are other apparent factors “over” the underlying thing that those factors “come down to”.

Answered on December 22, 2021.
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Bring on ” – Doesn’t exactly mean “due to”, but to cause something (usually bad) to happen.

Example sentences:

  • A person’s unusual cold brought on an asthma attack.

  • Was he the only one who got divorced?

Why don’t people start to worry about their privacy? How can you make that happen?

Answered on December 22, 2021.
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Bring on ” – Doesn’t exactly mean “due to”, but to cause something (usually bad) to happen.

Example sentences:

  • A person’s unusual cold brought on an asthma attack.

  • Was he the only one who got divorced?

Why don’t people start to worry about their privacy? How can you make that happen?

Answered on December 22, 2021.
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Why, on an ‘effect – cause’ question? Why are Cause and Effect Words used? What are good, good solutions to connect a root cause to an resulting effect.? In using the words to describe the word “generalizations” well, one of the most important cautions in using them correctly is to not over generalize.

Making general statement can seem you’re promoting false conclusions. “Of all your friend’s problems, getting divorce seems to effect him the most. How relates to the specific cause/effect of a divorce.

All of your friend’s problems are due to his recent divorce.

As in, There may be hidden reasons at the source of several issues, and some can have a greater effect than others, but, making a singular statement of cause ( All of your friend’s problems are due… ) comes off as either arrogant, or misinformed,

or both.

Answered on December 22, 2021.
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Why, on an ‘effect – cause’ question? Why are Cause and Effect Words used? What are good, good solutions to connect a root cause to an resulting effect.? In using the words to describe the word “generalizations” well, one of the most important cautions in using them correctly is to not over generalize.

Making general statement can seem you’re promoting false conclusions. “Of all your friend’s problems, getting divorce seems to effect him the most. How relates to the specific cause/effect of a divorce.

All of your friend’s problems are due to his recent divorce.

As in, There may be hidden reasons at the source of several issues, and some can have a greater effect than others, but, making a singular statement of cause ( All of your friend’s problems are due… ) comes off as either arrogant, or misinformed,

or both.

Answered on December 22, 2021.
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I think the phrasal verb come down to (something) may be what you’re looking for. From Collins Dictionary:

If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a specific thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
How could money solve the world?
I tend to be very dependent on my private automobiles. However, what is the main reason why people feel so dependent on them?

What are the connotations of the underlying reason being hidden in the sense that there are other apparent factors “over” the underlying thing that those factors “come down to”.

Answered on December 23, 2021.
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I think the phrasal verb come down to (something) may be what you’re looking for. From Collins Dictionary:

If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a specific thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
How could money solve the world?
I tend to be very dependent on my private automobiles. However, what is the main reason why people feel so dependent on them?

What are the connotations of the underlying reason being hidden in the sense that there are other apparent factors “over” the underlying thing that those factors “come down to”.

Answered on December 23, 2021.
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I think the phrasal verb come down to (something) may be what you’re looking for. From Collins Dictionary:

If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a specific thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
How could money solve the world?
I tend to be very dependent on my private automobiles. However, what is the main reason why people feel so dependent on them?

What are the connotations of the underlying reason being hidden in the sense that there are other apparent factors “over” the underlying thing that those factors “come down to”.

Answered on December 23, 2021.
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I think the phrasal verb come down to (something) may be what you’re looking for. From Collins Dictionary:

If a problem, decision, or question comes down to a specific thing, that thing is the most important factor involved.
How could money solve the world?
I tend to be very dependent on my private automobiles. However, what is the main reason why people feel so dependent on them?

What are the connotations of the underlying reason being hidden in the sense that there are other apparent factors “over” the underlying thing that those factors “come down to”.

Answered on December 23, 2021.
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